[MIham] eta Aquarid Meteor Shower

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Space Weather News for May 4, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

ETA AQUARID METEOR SHOWER:  If you see a meteor flit across the sky tonight,
it could be a piece of Halley's Comet. Earth is crossing a stream of dusty
debris from Halley and this is causing the annual eta Aquarid meteor shower.
Sky watchers in the tropics and southern hemisphere (where the shower is
most intense) could see as many as 70 meteors per hour during the dark hours
before dawn on Monday, May 5th, and Tuesday, May 6th.  The show is
diminished at northern latitudes where rates may be 15 meteors per hour or
less.  Check http://spaceweather.com for sky maps and more information.

MERCURY AND THE MOON:  Innermost planet Mercury is emerging from the glare
of the sun and putting on its best show of the year.  A good time to look is
Tuesday evening, May 6th, just after sunset when the crescent Moon glides by
Mercury in the darkening western sky. A sky map and photos are available at
http://spaceweather.com.

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